Water-power plant



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR G. WATKINS, 0F PHILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA.

WATER-POWER PLANT.

Application fllecl July 29, 1918.

To all 'to/mm 'il'. 'muy otr/terri?,

lle il known that fl, Alrrlllu: lVArlltlrJS1 a eitizen ot' the United States. residing at Philadelphia, ill the county ot ,llliladelpllia and State ot lellnsylvauia. havel invented certain new and useful lnlprovenlellt` in lV:lter-lon'er llants, ot whiell the following is a Hpeei'fieation.

This invention relates to a water 'power plant and has for its ohjeet to provide llleans whereby water ill streams and rivers ulay llo used for indirectly running' a dynamov` op erating a plnnp or for produeing power for other purposes.

Another ohjeot of the invention is to provide :1 Self-at`ljusting water powelplant.

A still further ohjeet of the invention 'is is to provide in a hydropower plant lllealle` for regulating;` thel flow of water against its water wheels. l

A still further object of the invelltion is to provide in a water-wheel for producing' power, a self-adjusting hearing.

With theahove and other objects in View,

have invented the deviee illustrated ill the aoeonlpanying drawings, in whiell-i Figure 1 is a top plan view of my hydropower plant.

Fig. 2 i@ a vSectional view. 2-2 Fig'. 1.

Fig. l in a lQilnilar view taken on lille 4 4 Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a view xQin'lilar to Fig. l of a modification and Showing all auxiliary sluit-e and water' wheel :ttta`ellnlent.

Like reference ellaraetel's indieate like parts throughout. the following Iwpeeit'iution :llld in the Iweve-ral views ill `the drawings` in whit-ll 1 is :l loat having a funnel shaped water way '2 with inclined walls 3, 4 :llld 5. 'l`o the lower edges 7 and S of the wall Il and Fl is pivotally connected, hv lllean-` of ad juntin, r bolts` 9 and 1t). :t water detleetor 1l. the, inner end 12 ot' wllieh is adjustable ad jaeent the, water wheel to regulate the, flow 'ol'.watel to the 'ater wheels 17 and 1H opsll'tiee-way 19. The arnls 2() erating in the and 21 of a V-shaped flood guard and drift catcher 14 are Secured to said edges 7 and 8 Specicationof Letters IPatent.

taken on line Patented July l, 101.9.

serial No. 247.313.

and to these urinav are seein-ed' a series ol' spaced apart yertieal rods 22 for preventiup; drilt l'rolll enteringr the water-way L). 'lo the :lpe.\ J4 of the llood guard 14 a eahle lil is AGeeured: the eahle runs over the pulley l5 on the pole 1H alld han` ithother end fixed to the har lf3, A pulley wlleel 2lb on the shaft Il-l will drive a llelt ll whiell in turn will operate the pulley 4U ot' dynalllo 4l. A pulley 42 on the other end lil of shaft 2S nlay he eouneeted hy helt to a pulley on the shaft H operatinpr pump 45. 'l`he wlleel 18 may' he trained to shaft 2H through the wheels 4U alld 4T and ehaitl 4S. or to pulnp 45 through wheels. ll and .Vltl and ellain 51,

lu Fig. 4 I I how a moditieation ofthe deviee in whit-ll the lloat 5; is provided llorlnally with onlyv one water wheel 53 but. whieh may have 4eeured thereto a detaehahle sluiee-way extenaion 5l with all auxiliary \\':lterwlleel 5:3 ,whieh may he trained on shaft. 5 through wheels 5T and 5H :lud ehuiu 5l). lt is ohviolm that as nlany additional Hluieewvay extensions as required for a desired purpose nlay he used. Fultherlnore a plant nlay he huilt originally with an many water-Wheels' an the particular oeeaeioll may require. All ot' the wall V Il. 4 and 5 illeline to the, redueed opening 25 leading; to the `etluieewl'ay 1l). In {lood tinte the entire plant rines with the tide on floats engagingr the tlood ,g'uard whieh nollllally in :lilole sul# t'are ot' water supported hy legs' (l0. This llood guard is provided with eye holt,"l (l1 whieh are slidahle upon the vertieal barn tr. wherehy the guard is seeured to the float l. Adjustable eollars (Sil are lixed to the, han- (l2 so that when the lloat is raised a eertaiu distanee h v a high or flood tide the eyee` tl are engaged and the rear end of the yrate lil'ted with the llalauee ot' the plant. As plant rises to engage flood Iguard, cable 13 in tightened. eauning the outer end of the. tlood guard to rise with its rear elld.

Another lnotlifieation shown in Fig. 4 is that of the hearings: itl and 2T for the shafts 29 and 29. these hearintl'l have elongated slots 3() and 251 whereby lmid bearings have horizontal movement relative to their retaining bolts 32, so that the plant is adaptahhl to an ebb and flow tide stream, the wheels and Itheir lmarings being self adjusting through the direction of flow ot' the wa tor. The shafts :Z8 and 2S) have gear wheels 2&3 and 2H operating upon either pinion or 25V :1c-routing to adjusted position ot' water whe-els. said pinions being fixed to shafts lor the tra nsmission of the power.

The water dclieotor ll may be .so adjustably inelined as to permit any desired flow o t water against the water wheels.

Having now described my invention, that which l Claim to be new and desire to procure by Letters Patent is l. .It water power plant for streams embracing a sluife way. water wht-,els in shrine way, means on plant for adjusting a V shaped [lood guard operative to jiroteet plant in flood times, Said means consisting of a means on plant and guard for raising ends of guard adjacent to plant means on plant and guard for raising;v outer rnd oi' guard, Dahl last means consisting ot' a cable operating oler `,1 pulley on a pole carried by the plant having one end seourod to outer end ot' guard and other end secured to ends of guard adjacent to plant, means for utilizing the power from the operation of said water wheels.

2. A water power plant for streams ombraciug a sluice-way, a converging waterway leading thereto and water wheels operating in the sluieeway, means,l for regulating the flow of water passing through the .sluwe-way, said means consisting of a den Hector, llingedly connected to the lower part of the water-way, at its outer end, said wateren-ay having outwardly inclined side walls. means for adjusting Said dcflector, a V shaped flood guard and ay sluice way eX- tension for said plant,

3. A water power plant for streams embracing a sluiee-way, a. converging waterway leading thereto and water Vwheels operating in the sluice-way, means for regulating the flow of Water passing through the shrine-way, Said means consisting of a delector, hlngedly eonnectedto the lower part of the water-way, mea-ns for adjusting said defiector, a V shaped flood guard, a sluice way extension for said plant, and a water wheel in said extension.

l. A water power plant for streams embra @ing a sluice-way, a converging water-way leading thereto and water wheels operating in the sluice-way, means for regulating the flow ol water passing through the sluipeway. said means consisting of a delector, hingedly connected t.) the lower part of the waterway, means for adjusting said dellla-tor. a V shaped flood guard, means for adjusting said guard, and a V shaped dri# catcher.

5. A Water power plant for streams einbraoing a sluiue way` a converging watten way leading thereto and water wheels operating in the sluice-way, means for regulating the flow of water passing through the sluioef-way, said means consisting of a deflector, hingedly connected to the lower part of the waterway, a V shaped flood guard, means for adjusting said guard, slotted elongated bearings for water wheel shafts for tide water use and a V shaped drift catcher.

G. A water power plant for streams embracing a elaine-way, converging waterway leading thereto and water wheels oper-` ating in the sluice-way, means for regulating the flow of water passing through the sluioe-way, said means consisting of a deflettor,y hingedly connected to the lower part of the wate1.-wa.y, means for adjusting said deflector, a V shaped flood guard, means for adjusting said guard, slotted elongated bear ings for water wheel shafts for tidewater use operative to maintain a constant direction of movement to generator or pump, and4 means for utilizing the power from the operation of said water wheels.

7. A water power plant for tidewater use embracing a sluiee way, converging waterways loading thereto, water wheels operating in the sluice way, means for regulating the How of water passing through the sluice way, said means consisting of a deflector hingedly connected to the lower part of the waterway, means for adjusting said delector, slotted elongated bearings for water wheel shafts operative to maintain a constant direetion of movement to generator or pump, means for utilizing the power 'from said wheels and V shaped drift catchers carried on the plant.

8. A water ower plant for streams, einv bracing a flood guard operated by rise and fall of stream, means on the plant for raising ends 0f guard adjacent to plant.

9. A water power plant for streams em bracin a flood guard operated by rise and fall o stream, means on the plant for raising ends of guard adjaoent to plant, means on the plant and guard for raismg the outer end of guard.

10, A water power plant for streams em bracing a flood guard "operated by rise and fall 0f stream, means on the plant for rais.- ing ends of guard adjacent to plant., means on the plant andguard for raising outer end of uard, said last means conslsting of a cab e.

11. A water power plant for streams embracing a flood guard operated by rise and fall of stream, means on the plant for raising ends of guard adjacent to plant, means on plant and guard for raising outer end of guard, said last'means con-u sisting of a cable operating over a pulley on a pole Carried by the plant. having (mv und secured l0 unter mul of guard :mil other eral secured to owls 01" guard adjacent t0 plant'` and a V shaped drift l'ahlwr.

12. A water power plant for streams: enlbracing a Hond guard, means 0n plant and guai-(l to adjust guard to be controlled by a rising and falling 0f water in stream, suoli aa in flnocl tinma, Said means consisting of a cable Operating over a pulley on pole. cal- 1Q Tied by the plant, having om cnil Secured tu tlw. ontmund al' guard, other end secured tu gazml adjacent t0 plant, adjustable legs on guard, and a V shaped drift catcher carried on the plant.

ARTHUR G. VVATKINS. 

